Cohasset is a small town located in Massachusetts with a rich political history. As one of the oldest towns in the state, it has been an important part of local and national politics since its founding. The town is represented by Stephen Lynch, a Democrat, in the United States House of Representatives and by Edward Kennedy Jr., a Democrat, in the State Senate. The town also has eight members in its local government board that are elected through open elections every two years. The board works to ensure that laws are enforced and improved upon as needed to better serve the community. This ensures that all residents have their voices heard when it comes to issues such as education, public safety, and healthcare. With strong leadership from both local and federal representatives, there is no doubt that Cohasset will continue to be an important part of Massachusetts' political landscape for many years to come.
The political climate in Cohasset, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk County, MA is very liberal. In Norfolk County, MA 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.7%.
Norfolk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cohasset, MA is somewhat liberal.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Cohasset, Massachusetts: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cohasset, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,166 contributions totaling $469,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $90,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)